Following a request from the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to cut each department’s budget by five percent, Sheriff Stan Evans has called for a two-day furlough for all of his employees. The employees will take two days off without pay before the end of the year.
“The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office understands the current financial situation that our county government is in and we intend to do our part and take measures that will aid the county commissioners in their quest to trim five percent of budgeted spending for the remainder of this year,” Evans said.
On October 23, Evans ordered an immediate freeze on all new hiring, overtime and training, as well as a two-day furlough of all hourly employees.
Evans also plans to return two days of his own pay to the county as part of the cut back.
“This will be in line with the sacrifices that are made by our employees at the sheriff’s office,” he said. “I have also asked the county manager to close the courthouse on two specified days adjacent to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to aid in our budget cutbacks. Our furloughs could be much easier if we did not have to provide security for the courthouse for two days.”
Emergency management services director Steve Nichols reported that five percent has been cut from the EMS, EMA and E-911 budgets. This includes cutting $4,500 from the replacement equipment account in the EMS fund; $3,000 from the processional fees, travel and training funds from EMA; and $6,000 from the telephone service account for E-911.
“For emergency service, we have returned from our budget $13,500,” Nichols said. “While the impact will be felt, we have worked extremely hard this year to maintain our budget in the black and so far we are keeping it there.”
Then returning with a new set of lies.
Take a back seat, and find your own Chief to mock.
Again, I know for a fact most salaried empoyees at the JCSO are on call 24/7.
Looks to me if you are being paid by the county you should be AT THE OFFICE more that you are at your funeral home.
to save money get rid of EVANS. He sits at his funeral home all day and lets the major run the show (and he could go to).
Cochran "MAJOR" would be the first to go if I was sitting on my butt making huge money other than cutting our deputies hours.
HEY COCHRAN can you not get a job in your own county "ooops" they know you "Nevermind".
up pay for the county, what a slap in the face
for law enforcement
We need to shut down the worthless animal control office. What are they here for? They do nothing for this county. It takes 4 weeks to get them to respond. Thats after several phone calls to high up officals. In the old days we could take care of our own problems when a neighbors dog comes for an unwelcomed visit.So what has changed? Its a waste of money. Brogan needs to take a long term vacation.
Judge Chandler can go with him on that long vacation. An insurance salesman that cant tell somebody what the law really says.
as a consultant, when there is a full time county manager.
And also the road superintendent, Guthrie who is retired
and hired by the County as a consultant. Check into it,
big money that could be saved and nobody furlough.
The animal control is not worthless, only understaffed and under budgeted. Plus Commissioner Crow has held the animal shelter back at every chancecosting the county $100,000 a year. What about his $6 million fire training center, that was a real waste of money!
And I also saw where the budget went up due to that pay study. It was like $180,000! So if you didn't get bumped up, then maybe your job is paying more than average.
I agree that people should be more concerned with spending. But where are they at. $6 million on a fire training center. $350k because using the "n" word. And who knows what else.
I agree with anon #12 about paying for consultants when there is already a new county manager. Maybe Mr. Hampton can't do his job without help of the interim manager. It's just more $ down the tubes while our friends and relatives work their tails off everyday for the county.
I think this county has misplaced priorities such as a fire training center for volunteer fire departments. They'll pay millions for pet projects like this but don't give employees raises for years. Oh , and if you think getting a raise four years ago is good then you must be crazy. Just because some people work for the government doesn't mean that they don't deserve anything. I appreciate the services MOST of the county departments provide. There are some trouble areas but maybe the interim county manager can handle that.
I HERE 3500.00 PER VEHICLE. NOW GAS IS 1.99 PER GALLON.
40 VEHICLES AT 3500.00 EACH YOU DO THE MATH STAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH MATH.